1967
1967 - Dwyer, John. “A Psychedelic Weekend of Color, Sound: Beauty is Where You Find it in Buffalo.” Buffalo Evening News (October 20)
John Dwyer’s October 20, 1967, article in the Buffalo Evening News provides a firsthand account of the cultural shift in Buffalo as it hosted pioneering sound and psychedelic art events.
This specific weekend featured Max Neuhaus and his seminal work Drive-In Music, which Dwyer reviews within the broader context of the city's burgeoning avant-garde scene.
The performance and installation took place around the Lincoln Parkway and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Drive-In Music: Neuhaus installed 20 low-power radio transmitters in the trees along a 600-meter stretch of the parkway.
Listeners became active participants by driving through "sound zones". The aural experience was unique to each person based on their speed, direction, and even the weather, which altered the radio reception.
Dwyer’s headline, "Beauty is Where You Find It," reflects the era’s "psychedelic" ethos—the idea that art was no longer confined to a canvas but could be found in the topography of sound and everyday technology.
Synthesis with Johnston’s Thesis
This event is a cornerstone for the "metaperceptual" approach Johnston discusses. While Dwyer viewed it through the lens of 1960s psychedelia and color, Johnston uses it to illustrate